2002 Economic Census
Wholesale Trade
North Dakota

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Wholesale Trade - by subsector

Data based on Geographic Area Series reports. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
More data	NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
D = Withheld to avoid disclosing data of individual companies; data are included in higher level totals
	42	Wholesale trade	1,485	8,806,340	523,198	15,958
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	751	2,735,292	270,614	7,745
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	691	5,443,664	242,303	7,726
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	43	627,384	10,281	487

Wholesale Trade - by industry

Data based on Geographic Area Series reports. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
D = Withheld to avoid disclosing data of individual companies; data are included in higher level totals
423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	751	2,735,292	270,614	7,745
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	95	393,150	32,446	1,047
42311	Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers	29	234,149	11,670	370
4231101	Automobile & motorcycle merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
4231102	Bus & RV merchant wholesalers	5	145,397	2,800	102
4231103	Light truck & van merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4231104	Medium truck & tractor merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4231105	Heavy truck & tractor merchant wholesalers	12	66,903	6,985	204
42312	Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers	53	D	D	(500-999)
4231201	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - wrehse dist	25	59,784	6,696	245
4231202	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - jobbers	24	D	D	(250-499)
4231203	Petrol products marketing equip merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
42313	Tire & tube merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
42314	Motor vehicle parts (used) merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(1-19)
4232	Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers	19	28,580	4,323	148
42321	Furniture merchant wholesalers	11	20,140	3,437	112
4232101	Household & lawn furniture merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
4232102	Office & business furniture merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(20-99)
42322	Home furnishing merchant wholesalers	8	8,440	886	36
4232201	Household china & crockery merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4232202	Linens, draperies, & curtains merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4232203	Floor coverings merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
4232204	Other home furnishing merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	55	335,650	29,834	799
42331	Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	29	225,658	23,061	640
4233101	Lumber without yard merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(20-99)
4233102	Lumber with yard merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
4233103	Plywood, millwork, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	19	152,072	17,540	491
42332	Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(20-99)
4233201	Brick, block, tile, & sewer pipe merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4233202	Sand, gravel, & stone merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4233203	Cement, lime, & related products merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(20-99)
42333	Roofing, siding, & insul mat merchant wholesalers	8	38,069	2,697	67
42339	Other construction material merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	77	176,182	34,733	834
42342	Office equipment merchant wholesalers	17	33,616	8,376	210
42343	Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers	23	35,349	7,580	214
4234301	Computer & peripheral equip merchant wholesalers	17	32,466	6,510	156
42343011	Computer & perphl equip for resale merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
42343012	Computer & perphl equip for end use merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(100-249)
4234302	Computer software (packaged) merchant wholesalers	6	2,883	1,070	58
42344	Other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(100-249)
4234401	Restaurant & hotel equip & supp merchant wholesalers	9	17,731	3,720	97
4234402	Store machines & equipment merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
42345	Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers	12	64,024	10,706	185
4234501	Surgical, medic, & hospital supp merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(100-249)
4234502	Dental equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42346	Ophthalmic goods merchant wholesalers	5	6,622	1,180	47
42349	Other professional equip & supp merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
4234901	Religious & school supplies merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4234902	Srvyng & oth prof equip & supp merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	7	18,566	2,257	81
4235101	Ferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
42351011	Ferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
42351012	Ferrous metal sales offices merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4235102	Nonferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42351021	Nonferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42352	Coal & other mineral & ore merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4235201	Coal merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4236	Electrical goods merchant wholesalers	47	224,226	17,945	467
42361	Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers	25	142,873	10,762	297
42362	Electric appliance, TV & radio merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
42369	Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(100-249)
4236901	Communications equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(100-249)
4236902	Electr parts (exc comm equip) merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4237	Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers	51	246,502	19,359	470
42371	Hardware merchant wholesalers	16	121,523	4,270	161
42372	Plumbing & heating equip & supp merchant wholesalers	20	97,566	11,362	236
42373	Warm air heating & AC equip merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(20-99)
42374	Refrigeration equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	346	1,240,982	118,926	3,508
42381	Const & mining machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	33	209,275	20,553	476
42382	Farm & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	190	805,704	69,420	2,151
4238201	Farm machinery & equip merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	147	634,046	53,557	1,704
4238202	Farm machinery & equip merchant wholesalers - whsle dist	40	156,192	14,745	407
4238203	Lawn & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	3	15,466	1,118	40
42383	Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers	74	110,300	16,588	511
4238301	Food-processing mach & equipment merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4238302	Hydrlc & pneumatic mach & equip merchant wholesalers	10	19,071	2,132	75
42383021	Hydrlc & pneumatic pmps & motors merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
42383022	Hydrlc & pneumatic parts & supp merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
4238303	General-purpose ind mach & equip merchant wholesalers	17	20,040	2,965	89
4238304	Metalworking machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4238305	Materials handling equipment merchant wholesalers	11	18,488	3,781	108
4238306	Oil well/refinery mach & equip merchant wholesalers	29	45,460	6,066	184
4238307	Oth industrial machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
42384	Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	26	D	D	(100-249)
4238401	General-line industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4238402	Mechanical power transmsn supp merchant wholesalers	3	5,898	555	17
4238403	Welding supplies merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(20-99)
4238404	Industrial containers & supplies merchant wholesalers	5	6,714	562	17
4238405	Industrial valves & fittings merchant wholesalers	5	9,145	638	20
4238406	Other industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
42385	Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	21	59,500	7,034	207
4238501	Beauty & barber equip & supp merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
4238502	Custodial equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(100-249)
4238504	Other service estab equip & supp merchant wholesalers	6	9,854	1,350	38
42386	Trans equip & supp (exc mtr veh) merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4238601	Aircraft & aeronautical equip merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	52	D	D	(250-499)
42391	Sporting & rec goods & supplies merchant wholesalers	8	16,207	2,191	74
42392	Toy & hobby goods & supplies merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
42393	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	20	30,064	5,617	209
4239301	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - processors & dealers	11	19,494	3,592	120
42393011	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - (power) processors	8	16,607	2,912	92
42393012	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - (nonpower) dealers	3	2,887	680	28
4239302	Recyclable paper & paperboard merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
4239303	Other recyclable materials merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
42394	Jewelry, watch, prec stone, & prec metal merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4239401	Jewelry, watch, prec stone & silverware merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42399	Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(20-99)
4239902	Forest products (exc lumber) merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4239903	General merch (durable goods) merchant wholesalers	8	11,917	1,090	29
4239904	Prerecorded media merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42399041	CDs, audio tapes, & records merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4239905	Fire safety equipment merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4239906	Other durable goods merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(1-19)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	691	5,443,664	242,303	7,726
4241	Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers	21	81,711	7,272	176
42411	Printing & writing paper merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
42412	Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers	14	12,853	1,715	57
42413	Industrial & personal serv paper merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(100-249)
4242	Drugs & druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers	18	202,568	6,996	222
4242101	General-line drugs merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(100-249)
4242102	Specialty-line drugs merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
4243	Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers	9	6,057	1,601	71
42431	Piece goods, notions, oth dry gd merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4243102	Notions & other dry goods merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42432	Men's & boys' clothing & access merchant wholesalers	3	768	209	19
42433	Women's & child clthng & access merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
42434	Footwear merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(20-99)
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	87	1,378,558	77,599	2,546
42441	General line grocery merchant wholesalers	10	814,055	35,763	1,026
4244101	Gen line groc merchant whsle - voluntary group	4	D	D	(100-249)
4244103	Other general line groc merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(500-999)
42442	Packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(250-499)
42443	Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers	19	25,812	1,468	49
4244301	Raw milk merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4244302	Dairy prod (exc raw milk) merchant wholesalers	17	D	D	(20-99)
42444	Poultry & poultry prod merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4244402	Poultry & pltry prods (exc live) merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42445	Confectionery merchant wholesalers	6	131,481	6,180	189
42447	Meat & meat product merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42448	Fresh fruit & vegetable merchant wholesalers	12	69,113	4,126	242
42449	Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers	34	D	D	(500-999)
4244901	Coffee, tea, & spice merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(1-19)
4244902	Bread & baked goods merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
4244903	Soft drinks merchant wholesalers	17	147,152	14,225	544
4244904	Canned goods merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4244906	Other grocery specialties merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(100-249)
4245	Farm products raw materials merchant wholesalers	287	2,269,399	68,872	2,182
42451	Grain & field bean merchant wholesalers	270	2,185,036	66,605	2,007
42452	Livestock merchant wholesalers	13	54,833	1,647	156
42459	Other farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers	4	29,530	620	19
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	39	76,377	9,470	242
42461	Plastics materials & basic forms merchant wholesalers	6	9,143	1,489	44
42469	Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers	33	67,234	7,981	198
4246901	Industrial gases (exc LP) merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	61	526,768	14,307	557
42471	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals	36	373,414	10,128	390
4247101	Petrol bulk stations & term (exc LP)	34	D	D	(250-499)
42471011	Petroleum bulk stations (exc LP)	31	D	D	(250-499)
42471012	Petroleum bulk terminals (exc LP)	3	D	D	(20-99)
4247102	LP bulk stations & terminals	2	D	D	(20-99)
42472	Petrol & petrol prod merchant wholesalers (exc bulk)	25	153,354	4,179	167
4248	Beer, wine, & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	23	D	D	(250-499)
42481	Beer & ale merchant wholesalers	19	104,166	11,502	302
42482	Wine & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(100-249)
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	146	D	D	(1000-2499)
42491	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers	104	586,911	29,429	867
4249101	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	70	285,355	15,142	495
4249102	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - whsle distributors	34	301,556	14,287	372
42492	Book, periodical, & newspaper merchant wholesalers	8	13,229	2,063	80
42493	Flowers & florists' supplies merchant wholesalers	7	2,830	328	29
42494	Tobacco & tobacco product merchant wholesalers	6	121,180	5,687	223
42495	Paint, varnish, & supp merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(20-99)
4249901	Art goods merchant wholesalers	6	3,159	540	32
4249902	General merch (nondurable goods) merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4249904	Other nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	43	627,384	10,281	487
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	43	627,384	10,281	487
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	22	136,075	3,994	156
42512031	Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies agents & brokers	2	D	D	(100-249)
42512033	Lumber & other construction materials agents & brokers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42512034	Professional & commercial equipment & supplies agents & brokers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42512036	Electrical & electronic goods agents & brokers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42512037	Hardware, plumbing, & heating equipment & supp agents & brokers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42512038	Machinery, equipment, & supplies agents & brokers	14	D	D	(20-99)
42512039	Miscellaneous durable goods agents & brokers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	21	491,309	6,287	331
42512041	Paper & paper products agents & brokers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42512044	Grocery & related products agents & brokers	8	D	D	(20-99)
42512045	Farm products raw materials agents & brokers	11	302,539	2,576	239
42512049	Miscellaneous nondurable goods agents & brokers	1	D	D	(1-19)